It's funny how God works...
Ever wondered how certain things are meant to happen to change your life forever? What I've experienced in the past few days has made a mark in my life and things will be different...
God spoke...
And therefore, I'm letting go.... Of things that are precious to me, but not to Him.
I'm shutting this blog down... One of those things...
I went back to KL for the Passion Worship Concert this August and it was definitely not what I expected... It was more.
Not only was I reminded, re-convicted and rechallenged about my significance in Christ, I was also re-inspired by things that I was once in inspired to do and was passionate about... The love of and for my beloved country, Malaysia.
People will never understand the love and passion that I have for this place called "home". I've lived in a successful (in her own definition and pride), more advanced (relatively), more efficient, safer (and the list goes on) neighboring country called Singapore and yet, I am NOT satisfied... Because it is simply just NOT "home"...
Malaysia has her beauty, and with it comes ugliness. Malaysia has her seduction, and with it comes along her failings. But as a nation, we stand as one and we fight as one, for what is dear to us... Our "home". Built by our forefathers, loved by our ancestors and carved out by our countrymen, Malaysia is after all Negara-ku. All Malaysians young and old, for those who have once loved, and still loves her knows her worth and her beauty.
I know that she is not perfect and there are people who are killing her by their anger, hatred, close-mindedness and selfishness. But despite all these, she is still my homeland and my prayer to God is that healing will soon come to this land. He will pour forth His glory and power, and miracles will soon shake her lands, from the valleys of Klang to the height of Mount Kinabalu. That every man, woman and child will experience justice, righteousness and mercy.
When this song was sung during the concert, my passion for Malaysia was revived. It reminded me of the months I spend on bended knees, kneeling in my hostel room, interceding for miracles and revival to hit the shores, cities and mountains of Malaysia, when I once prayed earnestly for fire to be ignited in the hearts of the many Malaysians who join me in this vision. That night, when this song was sung, God whispered in my heart saying... It is not finished and greater things have yet to come. Press on, push on.
The past few weeks have been worrying. Things does not seem to fit what God said to me in that concert hall. I do not see anything greater except for injustice and the selfishness of human. But each time this song plays in my ipod, I shed a tear and I'm reminded of His promises and faithfulness to me, and to my home. For I truly believe that greater things have YET to come and greater things are still to be done in this CITY.
OMG!!!
This cat is just SO fat! And as most Singaporean cats are... They are just so well-fed...
Photos: courtesy of my EOS... Isn't Scratch just the prettiest thing on earth?I spent a wonderful Saturday 2 weeks ago with David as we went prawning for the first time at Bottle Tree park, Khatib. Here is how the place looks like...
David looks gleefully happy...
After catching our first prawn after 40 minutes of waiting... and waiting... and waiting...
And and I caught mine after another 10 more minutes or waiting...
Satisfied... Patience is a virtue... (which I really do not have...)
Apparently the prawns taste better barbequed than steamed but it started drizzling after 2 hours into the session and we decided to bring them home. You can actually barbeque the prawns there on the spot as pits are prepared for you.
I would definitely recomment this activity. It costs about SGD14.50 per hour or SGD29 for 2 1/2 hours at Bottle Tree Park, Khatib but you can prawn all you want and what you catch is what you keep. However, according to more experienced prawners, it's more advisable to visit in the morning instead as the prawns are really hungry and they bite on to the bait (which is dices of chicken heart) quicker. David and I only caught 5 prawns (sad...) after 2 hours of prawning but we paid for 2 rods. You can actually just get one rod and pay for an hour but stay longer and take turns to prawn instead as it's probably more economical and practical, unless you're going in the morning on weekdays. A friend of ours who went in the morning on a weekday said she caught 30 prawns within 2 hours and she only paid for an hour, so that's VERY worth it! And the prawns are huge, not your usual hokkien mee or prawn mee sized-prawns...
To feeding hungry stomachs and prawns...
Yup... 45 minutes worth of torture... Then they surrendered with our pay check...
He sung "It's All About You" by McFly, as per her request...
The church ceremony...
The girls...
The guys... Dashing eh?
He serenaded her (again...) with "Zhuan Shu Tian Shi" while she was excorted in by his trusted comrades... Of course, she didn't know he was going to sing...
The dinner at The Regent...
And I think Choi looks absolutely gorgeous in this picture... She's happily glowin'!
